[ Wanda's voice hadn't been unkind but it makes her shrink all the same in shame.

For what isn't the first time she wonders when she became so gloomy about where her path would take her when she hadn't given it much thought before. Things always just worked out for her without little effort on her part. Maybe a part of her hoped that this would sort itself out too. ]

No. [ The beginnings of a lump forms in her throat out. Hilda's selfish wants crawl at her throat straining at the leash she had put them on. Shame begins to creep at the back of her neck. ] He's letting me decide what I want. I've just asked for time to figure out how I feel about it all.

[ Her eyes skip up towards Wanda, lips lifting humourlessly. ]

I can't say that I've made much progress.